I am sure illuminated buttons are technically easy to do. The only problem is that they may not stand up to the adverse working conditions pro cameras are likely to be subject to, like cold, sand and moisture sealing, etc. And people will complain about power drain (cell phone users are used to recharge everyday so that is not a problem for them).
Thanks, Francis -----Original Message----- From: Willem-Jan Markerink [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: January 21, 2003 6:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Analogue Pro and Semi-Pro Cameras: The end (WAS: EOS Rumours on D80) On 21 Jan 2003 at 9:31, Thomas Bantel wrote: > Willem-Jan Markerink wrote: > > > Quite sad, since even the cheapest cellular phone outranks any > > camera on the market in night-time ergonomy, with illuminated > > buttons. The 1v is hence still far from perfect (don't like the > > data-imprint concept either, it should be along each frame), and > > hence analog photographers (there is no digi-equivalent of infrared, > > both b/w & color) will be left in the dark forever, if there won't > > be a next analog EOS.... > > > Yes, really a sad thing. Although, not all is lost. Even if there will > never be a next analog (pro) EOS, there are still plenty of the > current models around and will probably be available quite cheap > (relatively) in some years. As for the room for improvement, I > absolutely agree. The sad thing is that something like illuminated buttons is technically a too major upgrade to just shove it along as an inside- upgrade over time (as an hardware-equivalent of software-upgrades). * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
